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Place of Birth: Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
About Léo Apotheker
- Léo Apotheker (born September 18, 1953, in Aachen) is a German business executive.
- He served briefly as the chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard from November 2010 until his firing in September 2011.
- He also served as co-chief executive officer of SAP from April 2008 until he resigned in February 2010 following a decision by that company not to renew his contract.During his tenure as chief executive at HP, the company lost more than $30 billion in market capitalization after a series of strategic missteps by the company, leading to his resignation.
- At SAP, which he joined in 1988 and where he spent more than twenty years, he played an instrumental role in developing and implementing a number of significant changes.Apotheker currently sits on the board of KMD, Schneider Electric SA, Steria, and PlaNet Finance - a non-profit organization.
- He previously served on the Board of Directors of GT Nexus.
- Apotheker is fluent in five languages—German, Dutch, French, English and Hebrew.
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